Man charged after father fatally hit by ute at Victorian farm
A driver has been charged after a father-of-two was hit and killed by a car on a farm near Geelong in Victoria.
Justin Willman, 52, died in a paddock at his friend's farm off Fyansford-Gheringhap Road in Stonehaven after he was hit by a ute about 9.30pm on Saturday.
A 42-year-old Stonehaven man, is due to front Geelong Magistrates' Court today, having last night been charged with culpable driving and dangerous driving causing death.
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Justin Willman was killed after being hit by a ute on Saturday night. Nine
Police are investigating the exact circumstances surrounding the incident. Nine
Police have alleged a group of people were drinking by a dam on the property before the incident, which left Willman with critical head injuries.
Minutes after the father was hit, the driver allegedly crashed through two fences and into a ditch on the property.
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